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Hi my budget is 700.00 for a new laptop for college. I would prefer a good name brand laptop with windows 7 on it.

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Features I would look for in a laptop:
1. 17+" LED Screen
2. Included numeric pad (Ten key)
3. 2nd Gen Intel Processor
4. At least 4GB RAM
5. Good sized hard drive
6. Graphics with no less than 1GB Memory
7. Illuminated Keypad (if possible)
8. Shock Resistant Casing (if possible)
9. Windows 7 installed

HP G72-250US 17.3-Inch Laptop
http://www.amazon.com/HP-WQ666UA-A [...] B003KN3J2A

Best Value Laptops (For The Money) - 2011
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http://ryankett.hubpages.com/hub/B [...] -The-Money

Laptop Configurator (Configure your own preferences)
http://www.toptenreviews.com/confi [...] s/laptops/

HP ProBook 4520s (Just an example based on my answers to the Laptop Configurator including most of the 9 features I suggested above)
http://business-laptop-review.topt [...] eview.html

This would be my preferred selection (If I needed a new laptop)
http://us.toshiba.com/computers/laptops/qosmio/X770


Message edited by Chicano on 12-06-2011 at 11:51:47 PM
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